Overview
- At a White House event, President Trump told pregnant women not to take paracetamol except for high fever, citing research that reports a possible association with autism.
- FDA commissioner Marty Makary said analyses have found associations between acetaminophen exposure and neurodevelopmental conditions, and he backed limiting use in early pregnancy.
- U.S. regulators announced FDA approval of folinic acid for treating some forms of autism, describing it as a promising option that still requires more research.
- The administration is promoting leucovorin (folinic acid) as a potential therapy and said NIH plans a new autism project funding 13 research teams.
- WHO and health agencies in the EU, UK, and Australia said studies are inconsistent and do not prove causation, reaffirmed current guidance on paracetamol in pregnancy, and reiterated that vaccines do not cause autism.